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Michael Palin reads his own account of a journey into a new Europe. Michael Palin's New Europe starts with a simple idea: that only a couple of hours from home are a half of Europe that is for him as unknown and unexplored as the plateau of Tibet or the vastness of the Sahara. Cut off for most of his life by Cold Wars and Iron Curtains, Europe's eastern lands are now open for business - and Michael sets off to discover them. Visiting 20 countries, more than in his Himalaya and Sahara journeys combined, he encounters painful memories and exuberant celebrations.

Throwing himself into local life with his usual reckless curiosity, he samples pig fat with a brandy chaser, meets Romanian lumberjacks, drives the 8.58 stopping train from Poznan to Wolsztyn, learns about mine-clearing in Bosnia, treads the catwalk at a Budapest fashion show and watches Turkish gents wrestling in olive oil. It's New Europe, but vintage Palin.

©2012 Michael Palin (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Europe Travel Writing & Commentary Inspiring Funny Feel-Good Socialism Cold War
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It’s interesting to read history written before it was history . So many things happened in between when this book was written and now. Do read it if history is your favourite subject.

Outdated but interested for that reason

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Palin is always an excellent read and now with him reading an excellent listen too!

Excellent!

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Interesting perspective of Europe combining history and geography. Easy to listen to and would encourage me to visit parts of Europe that I have not seen before.

Interesting and informative

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I started listening to this audio book as a way to compare what Michael Palin saw in Europe to my travels in Europe that I’m currently doing,
And it was so interesting and fun in that way, and definitely recommend it to anyone keen on traveling Europe though you likely won’t be taking his route, it’s nice to hear his opinions as you can compare them against your own.

A great narrator and comedian I did very much enjoy this book.

New Europe (2007)

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I rally loves this book. Its compellingly written and satisfyingly detailed, expressive and evocative.

Loved it

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